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Chief Architect – Enterprise Technology Strategy

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A high-impact Chief Architect opportunity has become available within an international organization undergoing a multi-year technology and business transformation.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Enterprise Architecture Strategy: Define and govern the architecture roadmap so that platforms, applications, data, and integrations support long-term business priorities and target-state design.
  • Architecture Authority: Decision-maker on technology standards and major design directions; chair the Architecture Review Board and ensure consistent application of principles.
  • Leadership & Capability: Lead cross-functional and domain teams; coach leads, raise design quality, and embed a strong, collaborative culture.
  • Hands-On Engagement: Stay close to critical designs, complex problem-solving, and key transformation workstreams; set patterns and resolve tough trade-offs alongside the team.
  • Transformation & Portfolio: Translate business strategy into coherent technology roadmaps and implementation plans; align major programs (cloud, ERP, digital) with architectural direction.
  • Executive Partnership: Advise senior leaders on technology risk, emerging capabilities, and strategic investments; engage with vendors and partners where architecture matters most.

Profile:

  • Background: 15+ years in architecture or technology leadership, with a strong record of leading multiple architecture teams in complex, global settings.
  • Leadership Style: Builds and develops leaders; creates clarity, accountability, and high standards while remaining approachable and technically credible.
  • Hands-On Credibility: Still reads designs, challenges patterns, and contributes to hard architectural decisions; leads by example rather than delegation alone.
  • Transformation Experience: Has shaped and governed large-scale change (cloud, platform modernization, enterprise applications) in regulated or mission-critical environments.
  • Business Fluency: Comfortable working primarily with business stakeholders; turns strategy into pragmatic roadmaps and decision frameworks.
  • Mindset: Pragmatic about new technologies and AI; focused on outcomes, simplification, and sustainable architecture.

Apply for the Chief Architect position to shape the technology future of a major international transformation.

Contract Type: Permanent

Specialism: Technology

Focus: Other

Industry: IT

Salary: Negotiable

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Experience Level: Director

Location: Lausanne

Job Reference: 788LHV-685A947A

Date posted: 25 September 2026

Consultant: Jordan Cajot